Long story short:
January of 2022 I was hit by a car at moderate speed (approximately 15-25mph) directly in my driver’s rear wheel. There was no visible damage other than some scratches to my wheel.
I took my vehicle to two separate shops to get them to see if there was any unseen damage or any bent parts that needed replacement. Both shops said no, nothing is amiss. However, the first shop I went to performed an alignment on the vehicle and it got back to spec or close to spec, but I noticed that the rear driver’s wheel (the one that had been hit) was not quite as “in line” as it had been the previous time that same shop had performed an alignment. I pressed them on this to make sure there couldn’t be a bent rear axel housing component. They assured me it didn’t appear that there was. However, to my naked eye, the wheel did look ever so slightly toed, when compared to the other rear wheel. This is why I took it to a second shop for another opinion, which also said it was fine. I begrudgingly let it go and hoped they were correct.
Fast forward 1.5 years and it’s time for new tires. I’ve ordered new tires but before I put them on, I wanted to get the alignment checked on that back wheel again because on that wheel alone, there is a lot more wear on the inside than outside of the tire. The other three tires are not near as worn as this tire and are worn pretty evenly. That driver’s rear tire, however, has significantly more wear and is wearing much more on the inside than the outside.
I have attached the pre-alignment specs (didn’t get it aligned yet) and a photo of the west on the left/driver’s rear tire. The alignment specs show current front and rear with rear being the ones at the bottom that have no green or red coloring. The driver’s rear is shown in the photo as ‘Left’ and at the bottom of the image.
Does it seem like the specs would indicate a slight bend or issue? I may be too hyper-focused on this issue, but it seems off to me due to tire wear and visually. Also, I have had a previous FJ that was hit in the passenger’s rear and required a new rear axel housing, as components on it were bent.
To note, I never signed off on anything with the at fault driver’s insurance and technically have another few months before the period in which I can make a claim expires.
Thanks for any help!
January of 2022 I was hit by a car at moderate speed (approximately 15-25mph) directly in my driver’s rear wheel. There was no visible damage other than some scratches to my wheel.
I took my vehicle to two separate shops to get them to see if there was any unseen damage or any bent parts that needed replacement. Both shops said no, nothing is amiss. However, the first shop I went to performed an alignment on the vehicle and it got back to spec or close to spec, but I noticed that the rear driver’s wheel (the one that had been hit) was not quite as “in line” as it had been the previous time that same shop had performed an alignment. I pressed them on this to make sure there couldn’t be a bent rear axel housing component. They assured me it didn’t appear that there was. However, to my naked eye, the wheel did look ever so slightly toed, when compared to the other rear wheel. This is why I took it to a second shop for another opinion, which also said it was fine. I begrudgingly let it go and hoped they were correct.
Fast forward 1.5 years and it’s time for new tires. I’ve ordered new tires but before I put them on, I wanted to get the alignment checked on that back wheel again because on that wheel alone, there is a lot more wear on the inside than outside of the tire. The other three tires are not near as worn as this tire and are worn pretty evenly. That driver’s rear tire, however, has significantly more wear and is wearing much more on the inside than the outside.
I have attached the pre-alignment specs (didn’t get it aligned yet) and a photo of the west on the left/driver’s rear tire. The alignment specs show current front and rear with rear being the ones at the bottom that have no green or red coloring. The driver’s rear is shown in the photo as ‘Left’ and at the bottom of the image.
Does it seem like the specs would indicate a slight bend or issue? I may be too hyper-focused on this issue, but it seems off to me due to tire wear and visually. Also, I have had a previous FJ that was hit in the passenger’s rear and required a new rear axel housing, as components on it were bent.
To note, I never signed off on anything with the at fault driver’s insurance and technically have another few months before the period in which I can make a claim expires.
Thanks for any help!
